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NTSB officials say three people aboard Cessna were licensed pilots but can't verify who was flyingFox News Flash top sports headlines for December 18Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on FoxNews.com.The pilot of the deadly plane crash in North Carolina that killed former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his family has not been identified more than 24 hours later, officials with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Friday.

NTSB says pilot in fatal North Carolina plane crash that killed NASCAR's Greg Biffle not yet identified

Sen. James Lankford on how faith can help Americans forge connections: "Christmas is really about a God who sees us where we are and came to be with us. He wasn't disconnected. He came to us to be able to show us his affection. So let's do that for other people as well and enjoy this Christmas season."

Senator & minister James Lankford on importance of faith, connection

Billy Ray Cyrus scores win as judge orders woman claiming to be Miley Cyrus' biological mom to pay legal feesBilly Ray Cyrus was awarded about $7,500 on Wednesday after a Nashville court ruled that Jayme Lee — an Arizona woman who sued him over her claims that she is Miley Cyrus' biological mother — was required to reimburse him for his legal fees.

Billy Ray Cyrus scores win as judge orders woman claiming to be Miley Cyrus' biological mom to pay legal fees

People, including druids and pagans, come from across world to watch sunrise on shortest day of the yearThousands of revellers gathered at Stonehenge in the early hours of Sunday morning to celebrate the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year.Crowds amassed in the dark around the historical site in Wiltshire to watch the sunrise, with some dressed in traditional pagan clothing, just as they did to mark the sun rising on the summer solstice six months ago.

‘I feel special, in my heart’: thousands gather at Stonehenge for winter solstice

Key PointsWe're just weeks away from the first Social Security checks of the new year. Whether you just signed up or have been on benefits for a while, January will bring some changes for you.Preparing yourself in advance is key to maintaining your financial security throughout 2026.

2 Things to Expect From Your First Social Security Check of 2026

The young father faces decades in prison after a heart-wrenching, careless incident resulted in the death of his baby son.A man has pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide and aggravated manslaughter after leaving his baby son in the middle of an intersection and running him over with his truck.

Monster Florida dad put his baby son in the road and crushed him with truck after baby wipes fight

One-third of PG&E customers in city lose electricity with significant transit disruptions and traffic jams reportedFox News Flash top headlines for December 20Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on FoxNews.com.A massive power outage plunged large swaths of San Francisco into darkness Saturday, knocking out electricity to about 130,000 homes and businesses and leaving self-driving cars stalled in city streets.

San Francisco power outage puts 130,000 in the dark, as self-driving car service stops vehicles in the street

DOLLAR TREE will be temporarily closing its doors in just a few days, forcing shoppers to stock up on any essentials in the days before.The 24-hour blackout will leave shoppers with limited options to turn to for any last minute holiday needs.Dollar Tree, a retailer popular for its low prices, is scheduled to close its doors on December 25 in observance of Christmas Day, a federal holiday, according to GoBankingRates.

Dollar Tree breaks silence on plans for all 9,007 stores after rival Big Lots confirms full 24-hour blackout

On November 9, 2025, President Trump proposed a new round of direct payments to all American taxpayers, similar to those made during COVID. However, this time these paychecks would be funded by tariff revenue, and the plan was for all qualifying Americans to receive $2,000, although high earners would not be eligible, a plan that immediately drew comparisons to pandemic paychecks in 2020 and 2021.

Trump Plans $2,000 Direct Payments to Americans Using Tariff Revenue Instead of Debt

Essentials Inside The StoryA proud Emmitt Smith moment shifts from Cowboys glory to a major family milestoneE.J. just checked off a huge personal achievement, after walking into the footsteps of his dadBetween football flashes and a future beyond the game, E.J. 's next chapter is starting to take shape

Cowboys Legend Emmitt Smith Shares Major Family Update With Ex-Wife Patricia Southall

Abigail Winters, 21, was shot in the face with an AR-15 by her ex-fiancé, Bryan States, after they broke up. The horrific attack left her with a hole in her face and she lost an eye.A woman has recounted the chilling tale of how she narrowly escaped death when her ex-fiancé shot her in the face with the infamous AR-15 'mass murder' rifle after their breakup.

Woman 'shot in the face' with AR-15 by ex at 'worst time' to leave him

The last weekend before Christmas is full of shopping, wrapping and going to holiday parties. While your holiday to-do list keeps going and going and going, you found time to take a detour and grab a ticket for Saturday’s $1.5 billion jackpot. If it’s still stashed in your car visor or folded up in your wallet, make time to scan it!

Powerball Hits $1.6 Billion And Idaho Has Two Big Winners From Saturday Night

The Republican Party is projected to attract a smaller proportion of votes than the Democrats in the upcoming midterm elections, according to a pollster that has been deemed accurate.According to polling by AtlasIntel, 54.4 percent of people would vote for a Democratic candidate if the midterm elections were held on the day they were polled, while 38.4 percent would opt for the GOP ticket.

GOP Gets Midterm Warning from Most Accurate Pollster

DEAR ABBY: My parents were married for 50 years. My dad remarried a nice lady a year after Mom died. Within two months of meeting her, they were engaged.Dad made more than a few missteps, including announcing the engagement on Facebook before informing Mom’s sister, inviting the new wife to Mom’s delayed out-of-town memorial service, bragging about his “child bride” (she’s 72, and he’s 82) to the priest at my nephew’s hospice death bed, ignoring Mom’s wishes to have her ashes placed in a sectarian columbarium rather than scattered in her favorite state park, and other actions that felt like a slap in our faces and disrespect for Mom’s memory.

Dear Abby: My dad calls his new wife his ‘child bride’ and I’m over it

It was a simple conversation with her future husband that helped Amy Lee write the anthem of a generationAmy Lee had no way of knowing just how impactful the song she wrote at 19 years old would eventually become. Years before she found herself fronting one of the biggest rock bands of the new millennium, she had penned some lyrics inspired by one simple question that changed her life.

"I was 21 years old. I don’t think it matters how old you are – there’s no way to be prepared for it." The story of the one simple but devastating question that led to Evanescence writing their biggest hit

The Green Bay Packers, over the last couple of weeks, have not only blown fourth quarter leads and lost games, but they have also lost several players to both short-term and long-term injuries. Of course, the most impactful of these, so far, has been Micah Parsons tearing his ACL against the Denver Broncos in Week 15.

Green Bay Packers: Malik Willis takes full responsibility for botched play in Week 16 loss to Bears

Authorities say a suspect was fatally shot by police after he opened fire on three police officers and another victim in Rochester, New York.The shooting happened as police responded to a domestic incident late Friday, Dec. 19. The officers and other victim faced various injuries.

3 police officers injured after being shot 'at close range'

Keeping up with content creators used to mean watching Charli D’Amelio’s dance moves and Alix Earle’s Get Ready With Me videos. But lately, it feels like there’s a darker side to the world of influencing. In March, TikToker Joshua Blackledge died by suicide at 16.

Why Are So Many Influencers Dying? Expert Explains Why Social Media Star Deaths ‘Seem Like a Trend’ (Exclusive)

A woman who accidentally broke a decades-old Christmas bauble realized there had been something magical hidden away inside it for all those years.Ashley Gutierrez Siler, 40, lives in Augusta, Georgia, and has gone viral for showcasing what her mother found in one of her Christmas ornaments thrifted long ago.

Grandma Breaks Decades Old Christmas Ornament—Shock at What’s Hidden Inside

Morgana McCabe Allan and her husband Duncan, from Fife, Scotland, welcomed their daughter on December 8, 2018, and knew they had to give her a Christmassy name - but not everyone was convinced at firstWhen Morgana McCabe Allan saw her daughter's face, she knew the names she and her husband had picked out just wouldn't work - but after three days the perfect festive name "just came" to them.

'My daughter has a beautiful Christmas name but my in-laws thought it was a joke'

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A former employee of late sex predator Jeffrey Epstein alerted the FBI that he was interested in “child pornography” and that he threatened to “burn her house down” decades before Epstein became an international fixation — but feds apparently did nothing.Maria Farmer, whom Epstein hired to help purchase art, filed a complaint against him on Sept. 3, 1996, but it took nearly 10 years more before the notorious sex abuser began to face significant legal scrutiny.

FBI was warned that Jeffrey Epstein was into child porn — but ignored it for 10 years, docs show

Attackers armed with AK-47 and pistols fled scene in Bekkersdal township near JohannesburgFox News Flash top headlines for December 20Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on FoxNews.com.Nine people were killed and at least 10 others wounded when gunmen opened fire inside a South African pub early Sunday, sparking a manhunt for the attackers in the country’s second mass shooting in less than a month.

Manhunt underway in South Africa after gunmen open fire at tavern, killing 9 and wounding 10

The White House threatened to withhold federal funding to the Smithsonian if the prestigious museum system does not submit additional documentation for the Trump administration’s sweeping content review.In a Thursday letter to Smithsonian Institution Secretary Lonnie Bunch, Domestic Policy Council director Vince Haley and White House budget director Russell Vought outlined the material they said still must be submitted, noting the Smithsonian’s earlier submission “fell far short of what was requested, and the overwhelming majority of requested items remain outstanding.”

White House threatens to withhold Smithsonian funds amid review

Forget unfounded claims on social media. These supplements can actually help you liver longer.Longevity has become a bit of a buzzword. There are all kinds of magic potions floating around Instagram and TikTok, being touted by influencers for their miraculous results. And while a lot of these hacks have no scientific merit, there are plenty of healthy living recommendations that are backed up by doctors and researchers.

3 Best Vitamins to Take for Longevity, According to Doctors

Blue Origin, the commercial space flight company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, made history with 37th flight of its New Shepard program.A 33-year-old aerospace engineer has made space travel history, becoming the first person who uses a wheelchair to pass the boundary of outer space.

Blue Origin makes space flight history with latest launch. Here's how.

A C8 Corvette driver’s dream of smooth, worry-free ownership hit a serious snag after GM slapped his warranty claim with a big "nope" over what seemed like a microscopic red flag spotted during a routine fix.Back in November, the guy noticed one of his steering wheel buttons had checked out—totally dead, no matter what tricks he tried to jolt it back to life.

GM Warranty Denied After Loctite Used for C8 Corvette Repair

Every day, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. PT, Hasan Piker is live on Twitch.“What I do is basically AM radio, but for Zoomers,” he has said. The 34-year-old streamer, HasanAbi to his 3 million followers, flips between a dizzying number of tabs, offering political commentary on the day’s news to an audience mostly of young men.

Hasan Piker wants to stream less in 2026

A woman has issued a warning after she discovered footage of herself at an airport that was recorded without her knowledge or consent.Lauren Britt, from Tampa in Florida, has exposed the “creepy” way women are being secretly filmed, leaving many horrified at just how easy it can be for a man to violate a woman’s privacy.

Airport vid exposes ‘creepy’ way women are being secretly filmed

A rush transcript of "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" airing on Sunday, December 21, 2025 on ABC News is below. This copy may not be in its final form, may be updated and may contain minor transcription errors. For previous show transcripts, visit the "This Week" transcript archive.